Actualités

The Enemy

16/10/2015
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We are delighted to welcome UK indie rock band, The Enemy, onto our list of high profile endorsees. The trio have just dropped their new album ‘It’s Automatic’ which is available now and are embarking on a UK tour in November!

Nita Strauss Clinic Tour

16/10/2015
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Nita Strauss, guitarist for Alice Cooper is doing a Blackstar clinic tour in the UK so make sure you get down to one of the dates for a meet and greet and a product demo before she heads out on the road with Alice Cooper in support of Mötley Crüe’s final tour.

Oct 26th - PMT Romford 7.30PM

Oct 27th - Guitar Guitar Epsom 7.30PM

Nov 2nd - JG Windows Newcastle (Daytime meet and greet)

Nov 3rd - PMT Manchester (Daytime meet and greet)

Nov 4th - Guitar Guitar Birmingham (Daytime meet and greet)

The Professionals

13/10/2015
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The Professionals were formed in 1979 by Steve Jones and Paul Cook, both formerly of the Sex Pistols. They released four UK singles and the album ‘I Didn’t See It Coming’ before splitting in 1982. Original members Paul Cook, Ray McVeigh and Paul Myers are teaming up with Tom Spencer for an intimate night at London’s iconic 100 Club to coincide with the release of “The Complete Professional”, a 3CD set being released on October 16th. For Cook, McVeigh and Myers this will be the first time in over 30 years since they were last on stage together. Tom Spencer will be using a Series One 50 and 412 and Ray McVeigh will be using an Artisan 30 combo.

Gus G. Clinic and Tour

09/10/2015
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Already in the midst of a huge solo tour, Blackstar endorsee and metal titan Gus G. (Ozzy Osbourne / Firewind) is also kicking off the biggest clinic tour of his career in October and November. Gus is visiting seven countries to tell you everything you want to know about his Blackstar amps and ESP/LTD guitars. The clinics are free to attend, but you should contact the location to get all the details. Before you go, check out all of Gus's signature Blackfire 200 head

Midnight Beast

09/10/2015
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Stef Abingdon from The Midnight Beast came to our London office this week to try a range of amps. The Midnight Beast detonated their very own viral bomb in December 2009 with ‘Tik Tok’. A hilarious parody of the Ke$ha song, it wracked up over 25,000 YouTube hits by the end of the first day and subsequently turned the group into bona fide Internet sensations. In 2011 they launch a self-titled narrative comedy series for E4 produced by Warp Films to great success. Stef and the band are looking to make things more ‘live’ for their upcoming tour and will be using Blackstar for this and their future Youtube videos. Stef also left with an LT Dual pedal to add to his new Blackstar rig. For more information on the band visit http://www.themidnightbeast.com

Ryan Hamilton

25/09/2015
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Singer, songwriter, artist and member of the band People On Vacation, Ryan Hamilton, has just completed his sold out UK tour using a Fly3 as his main amp. Ryan said ‘I bought the Blackstar Fly3 to practice at home. I loved it so much, I just did a full UK tour with it! You should have seen the sound guys when I showed up with that tiny amp. It was a blast, and the Fly 3 did an amazing job’. Ryan will be touring the US in October then returning to the UK in March for a headline tour powered again by the Fly3. For more information on Ryan and for your chance to catch him live visit http://ryanhamiltonmusic.com

Richard Hawley - Rough Trade East

18/09/2015
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Richard Hawley performed at Rough Trade East this week in support of his
eighth studio album ‘Hollow Meadows’. The intimate show was for the
most part acoustic but when Richard did plug his electric guitar in he
used a Fly 3 amp to staggering effect. Richard is a longterm Blackstar
endorsee and used an Artisan 15 and 30 on the new record along with the
Fly 3. Richard will be on tour from late October. For more information
visit http://www.richardhawley.co.uk/home/

Jed Cullen - Spector

17/09/2015
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Jed
Cullen, guitarist from Spector, came to our London office this week to
try a range of amps and pedals. Spector have just released their second
album, ‘Moth Boys’ which is the follow up to 2012’s hit ‘Enjoy It Why It
Lasts’. They
have also announced an accompanying UK tour, spanning 13 dates in
October. Jed will be taking a range of Blackstar gear into rehearsals
with him and also left the office with a Fly 3 and LT Dist pedal.

InMe - UK Tour

10/09/2015
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InMe will be kicking off their Overgrown Butterflies tour on the 14th September and will be performing both the White Butterfly and Overgrown Eden albums in full, celebrating the respective ten and twelve year anniversaries of the full lengths. “A decade ago we released our sophomore opus White Butterfly to wide acclaim, two years after our debut album Overgrown Eden,” the band say. “These records were the catalyst that established an incredible loyal warm audience that we’re still eternally grateful to have involved with our music.” Lead singer and guitarist Dave McPherson uses an ID:100 TVP.

Gus G. Tour

10/09/2015
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Gus G begins his European tour next week and he will be sharing the bill
with Kamelot and Kobra and the Lotus. The tour is in support of his new
album ‘Brand New Revolution’. Check out Gus using his signature
Blackfire rig in the video to the albums title track ‘Brand New
Revolution’ https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=2&v=QBM4ghcjlEY